PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twisted Sister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twisted Sister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pires
vs
Sister

191 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Twisted Sister!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pires. Sister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pires takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sister cracks Pires with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pires tries to move into range but Sister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sister works Pires's body with a nice hook.
Sister throws a nice looking combination but Pires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sister looks to land a right hand but Pires moved out of range.
Sister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pires.
Sister misses with a hook
and Pires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sister blocks a jab.
Sister lands with a hook. Pires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pires takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pires misses with a straight right.
Sister avoids the body shot from Pires.
It seemed like Sister was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sister lands with a nice body punch.
Sister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pires makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sister misses with a straight left.
Sister connects with a body shot.
Pires cracks Sister with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pires misses with a straight left.
Sister with a nice cross.
Sister ducks under a wild hook from Pires.
Pires misses with a looping left.
Pires throws a lazy right hand but Sister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sister throws a big shot that misses.
Sister just misses with a punch to the body.
Pires swings for the body but Sister moves out of range.
Sister doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sister scores with a punch to the head.
Sister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pires manages to avoid it.
Twisted Sister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sister misses with a wild body shot.
Pires is looking to counter punch.
Sister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pires works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Pires gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sister lands with a short shot to the head.
Sister tries to work over Pires's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pires on the inside.
Pires misses with the head strike.
Pires struggles to land a body shot inside as Sister controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sister.
Sister is trying to maintain a safe position but Pires gets an underhook and turns Sister into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pires.
Pires lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pires.
Sister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pires backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pires.
Pires lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sister lands an uppercut.
Pires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pires.
A right handed body shot lands from Pires.
Sister blocking some punches.
Sister misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pires.
Sister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pires lands with a light punch inside.
Pires tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sister lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pires lands a left hand.
Sister taking a breather.
Pires misses with a punch to the body.
Pires misses with a punch on the inside.
Pires lands a left hand.
We've been informed that Sister has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sister takes a shot to the head.
Pires dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pires is leaning against Sister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sister looks winded!
Sister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pires lands a right hand.
Pires misses with some punches.
Sister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pires's elbow.
Pires misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sister tries to stall but Pires uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pires lands a nice shot to the body.
Pires has a couple of punches blocked by Sister.
Sister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pires lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sister.
Pires misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sister.
Pires lands a nice uppercut.
Sister misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sister looking to slow down the pace here.
Sister struggles to land a body shot inside as Pires controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pires tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sister's elbow.
Sister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pires misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pires misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pires lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Pires will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pires was well out of range. Poor timing from Sister.
Pires dips to his left and cracks Sister with an uppercut!
Pires defending well as Sister loads up on a big left hand.
Sister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pires throws out the jab.
Sister sizes up Pires with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sister lands a head shot.
Pires tries to move into range but Sister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sister.
A little jabbing left from Sister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sister.
Pires is looking to counter punch.
Sister swats away the attempt to clinch by Pires.
Sister looks to throw the jab but Pires is out of range.
Pires is looking to counter the offense by Sister and move into the clinch.
Pires misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires misses with a body shot.
Pires looks to throw the jab but Sister is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sister connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sister lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sister throws a shot from downtown. Pires moves away and avoids it.

Pires closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Pires as the two fighters clinch.
Sister is trying to maintain a safe position but Pires gets an underhook and turns Sister into the cage.
Pires scores with a shoulder strike.
Pires cracks Sister with a nice body shot.
Sister is breathing heavily.
Pires working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pires tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sister can't find room to land a body shot as Pires controls the action.
Pires blocking some punches.
Pires dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robert Pires has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sister lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pires.
Sister working aggressively here.
Pires blocking some punches.
Pires throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sisters head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pires.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sister has a couple of punches blocked by Pires.
Sister wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Pires.
Sister misses with a punch on the inside.
Sister looking to slow down the pace here.
Pires lands a right hand.
Pires gets through Sister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pires lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pires misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pires misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pires.
A short uppercut from Pires.

Sister is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Pires scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sister is still on wobbly legs! Can Pires finish him?
Pires dips a shoulder and cracks Sister with a mighty uppercut! Sister falls back against the cage and Pires unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sister is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pires screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Pires!